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Mitochondrial E3 ligase March5 maintains stemness of mouse ES cells via suppression of ERK signalling

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  • Hao Gu

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Qidong Li

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Shan Huang

    (The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University)

  • Weiguang Lu

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Fangyuan Cheng

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Ping Gao

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Chen Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Lin Miao

    (The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University)

  • Yide Mei

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Mian Wu

    (CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, School of Life Sciences and Medical Center, University of Science and Technology of China)

Abstract

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) possess pluripotency, which is the capacity of cells to differentiate into all lineages of the mature organism. Increasing evidence suggests that the pluripotent state of ESCs is regulated by a combination of extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The underlying mechanisms, however, are not completely understood. Here, we show that March5, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, is involved in maintaining mouse-ESC (mESC) pluripotency. Knockdown of March5 in mESCs led to differentiation from naive pluripotency. Mechanistically, as a transcriptional target of Klf4, March5 catalyses K63-linked polyubiquitination of Prkar1a, a negative regulatory subunit of PKA, to activate PKA, thereby inhibiting the Raf/MEK/ERK pathway. Moreover, March5 is able to replace a MEK/ERK inhibitor to maintain mESC pluripotency under serum-free culture conditions. In addition, March5 can partially replace the use of Klf4 for somatic cell reprogramming. Collectively, our study uncovers a role for the Klf4–March5–PKA–ERK pathway in maintaining the stemness properties of mESCs.

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  • Hao Gu & Qidong Li & Shan Huang & Weiguang Lu & Fangyuan Cheng & Ping Gao & Chen Wang & Lin Miao & Yide Mei & Mian Wu, 2015. "Mitochondrial E3 ligase March5 maintains stemness of mouse ES cells via suppression of ERK signalling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms8112
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8112
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    1. Orhi Barroso-Gomila & Laura Merino-Cacho & Veronica Muratore & Coralia Perez & Vincenzo Taibi & Elena Maspero & Mikel Azkargorta & Ibon Iloro & Fredrik Trulsson & Alfred C. O. Vertegaal & Ugo Mayor & , 2023. "BioE3 identifies specific substrates of ubiquitin E3 ligases," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-19, December.

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